Thai Red Curry

This fall is all about the easy yet super delicious recipes. I’m in my final year of grad school and I want to know I have a great meal waiting for me every evening without putting in a lot of effort. This Thai red curry is perfect for meal prepping!

I used to think the best curry had to be homemade. But I learned that many restaurants actually use store bought paste! There’s no shame in it because it tastes so great. And once you get used to making curry at home, you’ll realize that it’s just as good as the restaurants!

The first thing you need to do is prep the chicken. First, you’ll need to slice up your chicken. I like to butterfly the chicken thighs. To do this, flip the chicken so the shiny smooth side is facing down. With the knife parallel to the cutting board, slice the thicker parts of the chicken right down the middle, but stop before you’re about to slice the chunk off completely. This gives you an even foundation to cut the chicken into cubes.

The rest is easy, all the vegetables just get diced and sauteed for a bit. Simmer it all with the curry paste and coconut milk and it’s good to go.

These ingredients aren’t hard to find in a mainstream U.S. grocery store, but there are some specific brands that I like to get that can only be found in an Asian grocery store. This is the curry paste I like to use. This is the coconut milk I use.

There are a few other optional ingredients that you can add to the curry at the end to suit your personal taste. Fish sauce is a popular Thai condiment. It adds salt and umami to dishes. If you don’t have any and would like a saltier dish, just add salt. Thai chili flakes will make your dish spicier. If you can’t find Thai chili flakes, you can get dried bird chilis and grind them in a mortar and pestle.

I love eating this curry with jasmine rice. I always make it in a rice cooker, so I have not included a recipe on how to cook it in a pot.

Feel free to swap out the protein for this curry. Tofu would be an excellent swaption for this dish

• Yellow curry noodle soup
• Thai chicken satay
• Thai spring rolls